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Knivsta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water590 m
- Distance to farmland270 m
- Distance to shoreline590 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway710 m
- Distance to industry440 m
- Distance to power line820 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store850 m
- Distance to school400 m
- Distance to train station940 m
Median across 1,605 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 3600–4385
- 4455–9386
- 43510–14454
- 41915–19408
- 42920–24448
- 46225–29431
- 50530–34492
- 52435–39485
- 44040–44461
- 42945–49413
- 34450–54387
- 31955–59297
- 25660–64267
- 16665–69193
- 17370–74212
- 21775–79244
- 22680+294
Men 6,149Women 6,257
Marital status
- Unmarried7,090 (57 %)
- Married3,975 (32 %)
- Divorced1,030 (8 %)
- Widowed314 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Knivsta, 12,406 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 9,771 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Stockholm56 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Valloxen275 ha670 m
- Säbysjön38 ha1.8 km
- Alasjön17 ha5.4 km
- Mälaren107,455 ha8.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Alsike5,339 inhabitants1.4 km
- Björksta129 inhabitants2 km
- Stora Elgboda82 inhabitants2.7 km
- Edeby256 inhabitants3.6 km
- Anderslund65 inhabitants4.5 km
- Rödbo54 inhabitants5.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Knivsta Centrum för Idrott och Kultur - CIKOther
- Equmenia KnivstascoutkårOutdoor life
- Knivsta ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Knivsta CK:s cykelparkidrottsplanSports
- Knivsta bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Knivsta gamla kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Knivsta laestadianska församlingkyrkaReligion
- PRO KnivstapensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone10.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land48 in the locality80 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve870 m
- Natura 200022.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6.6 km
- Water protection area9.8 km
- Habitat protection5.8 km
- National conservation interest2.1 km
- National heritage interest1.1 km
Services & safety
- School16 in the locality200 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.3 km
- Police station12 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality180 m
- Vulnerable area (police)10.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site720 m
- Swimming pool8 in the locality420 m
- Campsite9.8 km
- Hiking trail180 m
- Cycle trail180 m
- Ski trail1.3 km
- Floodlit track1.3 km
- Birding site24.3 km
- Geologically notable site9.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant11 in the locality190 m
- Café1 in the locality590 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality650 m
- Library1 in the locality340 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality390 m
- Hotel1 in the locality260 m
- Care home3 in the locality380 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality1.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road520 m
- Railway730 m
- Power line840 m
- Wind turbine17.2 km
- Mobile mast2.3 km
- Military area13.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.1 km
- Mine16.6 km
- Quarry4.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality190 m
- Church3 in the locality50 m
- Community hall5 in the locality60 m
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population21,193
- Median income451,100 kr/yr
- Average age37.6 years